“to remove” is also “to remove”

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2023-08-22 11:00:38

The verb remover It can be used to refer to the removal of someone from their position or employment.

In the media it is possible to see phrases such as “Twenty-four of forty deputies signed to remove him from office”, “He has legally and legitimately decided to remove the president from office” or “Two members resigned and the president was removed due to inconsistencies in his actions”. .

Contrary to the widespread belief about its misuse, the numerous definitions included in the main Spanish dictionaries include for the term remover the meaning of ‘remove or remove someone from their job or destiny’ or ‘remove (someone) or remove (him) from office’. In fact, in the academic dictionary of 1817 it already appeared remover as ‘depose someone from his employment or destiny’.

In this way, in addition to the usual meanings attributed to this verb, such as ‘move or move something from one place to another’ or ‘move something, shaking it or turning it around’, there is the one already mentioned, for which the previous examples are valid.

Likewise, the derived noun removal It is frequently used, especially in the field of law, to allude to ‘deprivation of office or employment’ («Ecopetrol announces removal in its administrative leadership»).

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